Koi-eating otter on the lam in Vancouver has his own Twitter account

The news this week that a rogue river otter infiltrated Chinatown’s Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and has reportedly eaten at last count five or six koi has created quite a stir around the city.

Media coverage has been widespread and the otter now has its own Twitter account, @ChinatownOtter, and hashtag, #Otterwatch2018, and has racked up more than 700 followers so far. Alliances are becoming evident with #teamotter going up against #teamkoi.

Since popping up Wednesday, the wayward semi-aquatic mammal has been a prolific on Twitter taunting its would-be captors…

I tried the exotic foods the humans left for me.Usually I only eat salmon during spawning season.I had only heard about tuna fish from my sea otter cousins.And chicken… man… that was weird.Back to the koi pond.#ChinatownYVR#Otterwatch2018#FeedingLair

As of Thursday afternoon the otter still had not been caught. Earlier in the week Howard Normann, director of parks, told reporters that the park board does have a backup plan if it isn’t able to trap the animal but was non-committal on a timeline.